Tattoos and Tequila – Vince Neil – 2010
Genre: Hard Rock/Glam Metal
Ah, those albums that pop up and you think “where or why the **** did I download that?” I mean, I know this will warm the cockles of the heart of our new self-appointed Guardian of Glam, should he somehow tear himself away from his “I Hate Grunge” thread and read this, but while I know Motley Crue, I've never been their biggest fan, and why I would go for a solo album by one of their members is a mystery to me. More to the point, this is Neil's third solo album, his first in fifteen years, and he decides to make basically an album of rock covers, some of which I know, some of which I don't, but none of which I care about. Add in my lack of interest in anything Crue did on a solo level and you have an album I really don't care much about.
Of course, I wrote all that before listening to it. I kind of really like some/most of these songs, (yeah, even the Sex Pistols one) most if not all of which I'm hearing for the first time. Vince Neil 1, Me 0 it would appear. Yeah, and a power quartet to finish. Creedence's “Who'll Stop the Rain”, one of my favourites of theirs, “Viva Las Vegas” (I'm no Elvis fan, but who doesn't love that song?) “The Bitch is Back” by Elton John and the Tres Hombres themselves, with “Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers.” Man, I did not think I would enjoy this album but colour me surprised.
